Vegan BBQ Beans Recipe

5 from 6 votes

This vegan baked beans dish is perfect for barbecues, summer potlucks, picnics, casual dinners and more. And this homemade BBQ sauce is wonderful for so many other uses too!

Prep Time10

Cook Time45

Total Time55

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Southern

Keyword: Baked beans, BBQ Baked Beans

Servings:

Calories: 320.6kcal

Author: Susan Pridmore

Ingredients

2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 cups diced yellow onion (1 large onion)
1 ½ cups ketchup
½ cup packed brown sugar
½ cup apple cider vinegar
6 tablespoons molasses
¼ cup Worcestershire sauce, Annie's has a vegan version!
¼ cup plant-based butter (or unsalted butter for non-vegans)
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon McCormick Grill Mates Brown Sugar Bourbon Seasoning
½ tablespoon dried ground oregano
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
4 cans white navy beans (6 cups cooked white beans)

Instructions

Preheat the oven. Preheat the oven to 350˚F.
Sauté the onion. Using a heavy bottomed pot that's oven safe - such as a Dutch oven - heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onions, and sauté until the onions caramelize.
Pro tip: Caramelization of the onions is important since this recipe doesn't call for bacon.
Make the BBQ sauce. Add the ketchup, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, molasses, Worcestershire sauce, butter, Dijon mustard and all of the spices to the onion.
Bring to a slow simmer over medium heat. Simmer for 15 minutes.
Add the beans and bake. Add the beans, bring to a simmer, cover, and slide into the preheated oven. Bake for 30 minutes.
Cool. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Nutrition